jake shears

JAKE SHEARS

ABSOLUTE / FREIDA JEAN RECORDS

cd

Released:
10th Aug 2018

£11.99

gatefold lp

Released:
10th Aug 2018

£15.99

the lead vocalist and a primary songwriter for the New York band Scissor Sisters solo debut will polarise no one: if you love his parent band, you’ll love this album.

He is the talk of the town at the moment, playing the lead in the Broadway production of Kinky Boots, as well as just releasing a tell-all memoir about his life as a musician so far, 'Boys Keep Swinging'. The album isn’t a big departure from the Sisters sound we’re familiar with, but adds a swampy, Southern feel -- likely inspired by his move to New Orleans in 2015. “a core of elton-heavy ‘70s aor flavoured with funk, disco and honky-tonk” – uncut.